Thailand gets 1st batch of COVID-19 vaccine from China


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Naver By Pizaro Gozali Idrus JAKARTA, Indonesia (AA) – Thailand on Wednesday received the first batch of coronavirus vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac. The first 200,000 doses of the vaccine arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport, where Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and other high-ranking officials were also present to receive the shipment. A Thai Airways plane carrying the vaccine from Beijing landed at the airport at 10:05 a.m. local time (0305GMT). "Today is a historic day with the reception of the first batch of vaccines. We will have enough vaccine to develop herd immunity," said Prayut. The shipment was a part of...